Where does “rahvaan” come from?

rahvaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahvas, from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

rahvaan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of rahvas; of common...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of rahvas; of common...

Ancestry of “rahvaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrahvasThe peasantry, common/ordinary people/folks,...
2Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
3Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwazEvery word from Proto-Finnic rahvasEvery word from Finnish rahvas
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